Built a small log cabin

[WarnerB]

I finished this last month but didn't get around to posting the pictures until now. Here's a very small log cabin that I built by myself during a visit out of state. Made from Ponderosa Pine logs.

My Rogers "Leader" CT was used for 98% of the felling work.

Peeled/debarked the logs by hand with axes and a homemade drawknife

Lots of hewing and straightening

Making the gable ends

Made the roof out of reclaimed wood from pallets

Disassembly

Reassembly

 

[Stoneyarder]

Nice job! Your making us carpenters proud.

 

[Tommythewho]

Excellent project! Nice work

 

[halfaxe]

Very cool. Good job. Personally, I would invest in some metal roofing to prolong the life of that building.

 

[scouter27]

How much time dit it take you?

 

[300Six]

Holy cow! Brother you have way more energy and gumption than me. Have always dreamed of pulling off a stunt like this (on a slightly larger scale mind you; as in making a tiny hunting cabin) but you just went out there and 'done' it, roof and all. No chainsaws or electric planers, drills or circular saws either. Downright and outright built "by hand". Congratulations!
Now comes the battle with keeping out mice.

 

[zcd]

Excellent work! Any shots of the interior?

 

[RoyalM]

That's excellent. Great to see the tools being used and a lovely wee cabin to.

 

[mc5aw]

Those are Proenneke notches. I'd recognized them anywhere.

How long did you cure/dry the logs for?

 

[Sullie]

Just plain Awesome! Good job man, very cool

 

[TPVT]

awesome. thanks for sharing.

 

[JBLdom]

Love it. Great work!!

 

[300Six]

Mere side note in this, and not criticism of workmanship at all ('cause ya done a real fine job laddy!) but any diagonal brace across a plank door ought to aim at the bottom hinge; 'compression' fitting (to keep the door square while the wood expands/shrinks) on plank-made doors is more resistant to distortion than a 'tension' diagonal brace with it's origin at the top hinge. These age-old dictums are not taught in trade school anymore. And 'rustic' garden gate purchasers wouldn't appreciate quality if it came up and bit them.

 

[Square_peg]

Well done! I bet that was a blast.

Mere side note in this, and not criticism of workmanship at all ('cause ya done a real fine job laddy!) but any diagonal brace across a plank door ought to aim at the bottom hinge;

Most common problem with home made gates and doors. 300Six is spot on here.

 

[trailbum]

Outstanding.

 

[Storm Crow]

That is very cool! Not many folks can say they built a log cabin these days!

 

[416isToronto]

Wow! Nice work!! Looks great!! Thanks for posting the series of pics..

 

[willywonka]

got a question: What would be the absolute minimum of hand tools only, to build a cabin like this. Like say, hiking 30 miles in, finding a suitable spot, forgetting the laws, and building it? Would love to know that. Could it be done with a 21 inch sven saw, a carpenter's axe, some wood files, and a draw knife?

 

[Rhinoknives1]

Quite the project! Looks great!

 

[Doug C]

WOW…nice work.
Thanks for sharing.

DC..:thumbup: